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The Mystic Masseur (2001)

The Mystic Masseur (2001)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 2001, October 5
Directors: Ismail Merchant
Countries: United Kingdom, India, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Production: Merchant Ivory Productions, Pritish Nandy Communications
Cast: Rez Kempton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, James Fox, Sakina Jaffrey, Jimi Mistry, Aasif Mandvi, Ayesha Dharker, Om Puri, Albert Laveau, Zohra Sehgal

Overview:

Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does get considerable success, so much so that he becomes famous as a miracle worker, having cured a man of sharing intimacy with his bicycle; prevented a man from believing that he can fly; and convincing a young woman to end her fast. His fame spreads all over the island and thousands throng to seek his blessings, which he does dole out quite benevolently, without charging any fees from the poor and the needy. He then decides to spread his wings by challenging the local politician Pandit Narayan Chandrashekhar alias Cyrus T., and takes over The Hindu Organization, thence opening his way to a seat in the prestigious Member of the Legislative Assembly

Keywords:

1940s based on comic trinidad